Rumor: NBA Jam To Return To Wii!
There is a certain rumor floating around the web that will get gamers from the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo generation amped up. According to a blog post on NYMag.com, the cult classic NBA Jam is about to make a comeback on the Nintendo Wii.
EA Sports is supposedly bringing the game back and has struck a deal with the NBA to deliver an updated version of the game in the near future. Although the game will be improved and altered to fit the Wii console, it will have a similar template as the original. That’s good that the game will have the same authentic feel. I’m just hoping they keep the outdated slang in the original NBA Jam like “Boom-shakalaka!”
I’m old school, so here are my top 5 favorite basketball video games of all-time:
1. Run and Gun (Arcade Game)
2. NBA 2K1 (Sega Dreamcast)
3. NBA Live ’95 (Sega Genesis)
4. NBA 2K10 (XBox 360)
5. NBA Jam (Sega Genesis)
What are your top five basketball video games of all-time?
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January 5th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
KnicksFan84 says:
NBA Live 2003 I think had KG on cover, was definitely best for PC.
NBA Live 98 is another one.
As for NBA Jams… I dunno… soo many players are on squads, gotta give ability to choose anyone for 2 on 2 and not have it locked in to just 2 players per team.
January 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
dagwaller says:
nba jam TE, charlotte hornets. zo grandmama and muggsy!!!
January 5th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
lakers4life says:
all i can say is yayyy!!
fave 5 bball games
1. nba hangtime (n64)
2. nba 2k10 (xbox 360)
3. nba live 2004 (xbox)
4. nba jam (sega genesis)
5. nba 2k1 (sega dreamcast)
January 5th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Michorizo says:
It’s the same everyday everyday it’s the same
But that night we hit the hoop game
Who was playin: Seattle versus Golden State
Hollered at the home boy Gary Payton
After the game, we went to his house
NBA Jams, turned us out
January 5th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
NTstateOFmind says:
Arch Rivals …Tyrone FTW
January 5th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
pNg royalty says:
yeee old school!
kemp and payton
hardaway and mullin
January 5th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Ian says:
damn i just mentioned this on the last dime article what are the odds?
give me at least 5 players per team and 2 or 3 legends
admiral and manu for my spurs
January 5th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
alpha1 says:
No love for Double Dribble?
That’s old school.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
b says:
i don’t trust EA to make a solid product here. If it aint turmell and sal divita it aint nba jam. This looks like a dud. didnt they try to rehash this franchise for ps2 and it was terrible?
either way, i’m happy with my nba jam t.e. always liked the bullets with cwebb, juwon, and calbert cheney.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Ian says:
btw i want the orignal voice “welcome to nba jammmm”
January 5th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Celts Fan says:
@Gerald – GREAT call on Run and Gun. Used to play that when I was little at the arcade and forgot the name. Good pull!
This news just made my day by the way.
Top 5 Basketball Games Ever:
1. Live 06 (the last Live I really enjoyed and played a lot. I, along w/ a good friend, rattled off 8 seasons in a dynasty. Good times. Stupid growing up…)
2. Arch Rivals (arcade game where you stole the ball by punching your opponent. This came out back in the early 90s, so it was basically the first of its kind, and as a 10 year old, being able to throw punches in a basketball game was mind-blowing!)
3. NBA Jam (if it’s really back, I finally have a reason to buy the Wii)
4. Run and Gun
5. NBA Street 2 (liked the gameplay more than 1 and thought 3 got too arcadey.)
January 5th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
nerditry says:
NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Arch Rivals, Bulls vs Blazers, Live 95 and NBA Street Vol 1.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Gunner J. Matthews says:
My Favorite Basketball Games (no particular order)
1)NBA Live 97
2)NBA Live 00
3)NBA Jam
4)NBA Live 95 (Sega)
5)NBA Live 03
January 5th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Steve Gomez 10a-3p on Hot 104.7fm Modesto, ca says:
“He’s heating up….”
“He’s on fire!!!”
Phoenix Suns with KJ and Barkley all day!
January 5th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
spock says:
hope they dont forget about that t-rex player.
that dinosaur from nba jam could stroke it everywhere shoot threes from waaaay down town.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
dragonyeuw says:
They fucked up making it Wii only… this needs to be a 360 and PS3 game too, so we can have decent online. This game would BLOW UP on xbox live. Mind you, the game is made by EA, the biggest third party developer, so I can’t imagine them not making it for PS3 and 360 at some point.
January 5th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
jksonics says:
hoops games i played to death and loved:
Lakers vs Celtics – PC
TV Sports Basketball – PC
NBA Jam – Sega Megadrive
NBA Showdown 94 – Sega Megadrive
NBA Live 95 _ PlayStation 1
Now that’s old school : )
January 5th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
fallinup says:
If they keep it on the Wii… make it so you aint gotta do a friggin shooting motion and twirl 3 times to shoot. That shit is gay on the Wii. Just give me a damn controller and let me dunk with “A”, please.
I got NBA Live for Wii… and that crap made me buy a PS3.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Dime Magazine says:
@ Celts Fan,
Hey this is Gerald. Yeah I loved run and gun. You have to love the computer assistance on that too! Oh my god, I remember Arch Rivals. Only vaguely though, but great find!
January 5th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Shakers says:
Man, I hope they provide full rosters plus legends and give you options of 1 on 1 all the way up to 5 on 5. They could go in a lot of great directions with this game.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Shakers says:
1. NBA 2K1 – Dreamcast
2. NBA Live ’95 – Sega Genesis
3. Bulls vs. Blazers – Sega Genesis
4. NBA Jam
5. Arch Rivals – NES
January 5th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Ian says:
fallinup
im with u i dont mind its on the wii but pleasee let it be played with the classic controller.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
karizmatic says:
NBA Live 95
NBA Jam
NBA Street 2
NBA Live 2000
Double Dribble
January 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Jake says:
MONSTER JAM! HES ON FIRE!
January 5th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Sallo says:
Are you guys seriously forgetting “Double Dribble”??
January 5th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Ant says:
I agree with all of those picks
January 5th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Michorizo says:
Lakers vs Celtics
January 5th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
haliDazed says:
jordan vs bird: 1-on-1
barkley shut up and jam!
rap jam: volume 1
harlem globe trotters
nba in the zone 2000
January 5th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Pistol Pete says:
i remember playing rap jam volume 1 and hoping for a sequel that mercifully never came.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
kevin says:
No love for showtime on nbc???? Or at least nba street vol 2
January 5th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
me says:
ooh u brought up run n gun. I heard they put it on ps1 with a different name, never found it though. that was the best bball game period. the catchup ai pissed me off tho, no matter how big a first half lead i had somehow it would always come down to the last possession.
oh yeah, nba jam + ea= fail.
January 5th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Medzachi says:
I dont care what system they bring back the NBA JAM to, i loved playing this game as a kid. ” BOOM CHAKALAKA!!! ”
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January 6th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Mike Mihalow says:
Shaq-Fu!!!!!!!!!!!
January 6th, 2010 at 2:04 am
BD says:
In response to Alpha 1, Double Dribble is definitely old school. It might have been the first basketball game I ever played. Great game, loved the cutaways when a player dunked.
January 6th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Daddy Dollars says:
Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball…really no one else liked this game. Haha. Along these lines we might as well issue Ron Artest’s crowd fighting and Gilbert Arenas’ shoot up your teammates.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:43 am
Colton says:
NBA JAM
NBA LIVE 95
NBA 2k10
NBA 2k5
NBA Street vol.2
January 19th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Mink says:
No Shoot Out ’98 fans? With MJ as #99 on the unstoppabulls…
2. NBA Jam
3. NBA 2K7
4. Double Dribble
5. Live 95